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Xtanstic posted:The one thing that stands in the way of Toronto being better than Montreal for the next 10 years is if Dubas leaves before he can lock up the core and jettison the overvalued players. Please Avs. There is zero chance Toronto aren't 2 years away from being better than the Habs for a decade.
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yellowcar posted:Then again, Bergevin is still around and employed.... It still blows my dumb little DukeMind™ that, as we watch the Preds head into the SCF, that man is still currently employed by the Habs. It is to 
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Duke Chin posted:It still blows my dumb little DukeMind™ that, as we watch the Preds head into the SCF, that man is still currently employed by the Habs. This next year is almost certainly his last one. The year just passed was a "all-in" year - that much was obvious when they traded PK for Shea - that got sidetracked and postponed after Therrien got fired. This next year is it. If he can't make it happen, he's gone. And since the Habs are... a scoring center, Radulov and top quality puck moving D away from being "an actual thing", he's done.
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May 24, 2017 07:28
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Schlesische posted:This next year is almost certainly his last one. I think the Habs are still lacking a lot "to be an actual thing". Ever since Bergevin took over they've been poo poo at drafting and poo poo at development. Short of a complete rebuild, they need to change all of the loving management. They're still stuck in that stupid rear end old boys' club mentality where you have to "earn" a spot on the roster. They basically set up their young prospects to fail every single time because they would be put on the 4th line with grinders and be a fixture for 5 min a night. And if they try to actually drive the offence and make plays and scoring chances, they'd be press-boxed immediately by Therrien. I'm envious of teams like the Pens when it comes to young players because they actually put them in situations to thrive and succeed. Bergevin and his perfectly smooth brain needs to get the gently caress out and Old Hockey needs to die.
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May 24, 2017 08:16
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Aye Doc posted:now that we're getting this whole stanley cup thing out of the way, we can get to the real championship of the SAS season - the fantasy hockey draft!!! here is the 2016 version so people can get an idea of what it's like. unless there's someone else who'd like to take charge, I'll put up a thread near the end of the finals. who's gonna be coming back for 2017? i missed 2016 but ill do 2017
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Oh boy, I just read this: http://www.blueshirtbanter.com/2017...brothers-sweden I've been a fan of Joel Lundqvist since his days in Dallas, and I'm glad he found success back with Frolunda as they're clearly the best team in Europe the last few years. With that said, what a terrible idea. I think the crux of the matter is we've been so spoiled having Henrik in net the last 12 years, and now we're starting to realize the grim future if he declines.
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Loqieu posted:Oh boy, I just read this: http://www.blueshirtbanter.com/2017...brothers-sweden The Rangers still have one of the best farm systems in the league right now. If things are bleak, it's for one or two years before all that talent clicks into their prime.
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May 24, 2017 15:43
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Yeah the Rangers have like the best goalie prospect in the NHL (or maybe the 2nd best, I think Saros is the absolute truth), their future in net is fine.
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May 24, 2017 15:45
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Related, Russian Machine Never Breaks wrote up a story about the twins' background and how they got to where they are.
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glynnenstein posted:Related, Russian Machine Never Breaks wrote up a story about the twins' background and how they got to where they are. I've always liked that Henrik Lundqvist was named of People Magazine's most beautiful people, while Joel his identical twin was not.
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May 24, 2017 16:44
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https://twitter.com/NicholsOnHockey/status/867396730702118912 hockey guys are so rarely good and smart
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May 24, 2017 17:06
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Aye Doc posted:hockey guys are so rarely good and smart Or a couple of GMs with no interest in signing Fowler are looking to artificially drive his price up through the press to damage other teams.
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https://twitter.com/omarcanuck/status/867408138445570048 rip beautiful russian giant отдых в мир прекрасного российского гиганта
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Aye Doc posted:https://twitter.com/NicholsOnHockey/status/867396730702118912 Josi, Ekholm, and Ellis being signed for the next 2 years at combined $10.25m is looking pretty cool.
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So outside of Minnesota and Anaheim, who else looks like they're probably going to get screwed by the expansion draft? The Islanders look like they're in pretty rough shape too I guess
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whatis posted:So outside of Minnesota and Anaheim, who else looks like they're probably going to get screwed by the expansion draft? The Islanders look like they're in pretty rough shape too I guess The Islanders are in a perpetual state of rough shape. Their arena sucks, they only have 3 players on their team with NMCs and have to resign 13 players next year. They're going to be 30th next year giving away players for draft picks at the trade deadline.
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whatis posted:So outside of Minnesota and Anaheim, who else looks like they're probably going to get screwed by the expansion draft? The Islanders look like they're in pretty rough shape too I guess Well Pittsburgh's about to lose Murray, so I'd throw them in.
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Loqieu posted:Oh boy, I just read this: http://www.blueshirtbanter.com/2017...brothers-sweden this article is so loving bad lmao
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Schlesische posted:The Rangers still have one of the best farm systems in the league right now. is this a joke. because the rangers' farm system is Not Good, which is maybe common enough knowledge for someone to post this as a joke. shestyorkin and buchnevich are great but the prospect pool outside of that is very barren
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he seemed like a boyd gordon guy that everybody loved and was a fringe nhler based on his hockey iq alone so he should be a good scout. glad to see he was up and around and even able to skate so quick
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Aye Doc posted:now that we're getting this whole stanley cup thing out of the way, we can get to the real championship of the SAS season - the fantasy hockey draft!!! here is the 2016 version so people can get an idea of what it's like. unless there's someone else who'd like to take charge, I'll put up a thread near the end of the finals. who's gonna be coming back for 2017? I'll be back in to draft another garbage fire team a third time in a row for Nashv- Infidel Castro posted:Dibs on Nashville You son of a bitch. If we're actually calling dibs here I'll swipe the Leafs and give them a garbage team this time.
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grack posted:It absolutely happens. A couple of years ago some team (Boston?) asked the Rangers for permission to speak to Jeff Gorton and it was denied because the org saw him as Sather's successor. Woah, Boston wanted Gorton back?
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Matt Zerella posted:Woah, Boston wanted Gorton back? http://www.foxsports.com/nhl/story/rangers-deny-bruins-permission-to-interview-gm-candidate-gorton-050515
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The Rangers prospect pool is pretty dang barren and they've basically injected the last of their depth into the system with Buchnevich and Skjei. They're basically subsisting on college FAs at this point. Their lineup is still young and good but there's no gamebreaking talents in the system, or guys who can fill the Jupiter-sized chasm in their backend. They also have a ton of guys that are due up for big paydays in the next two seasons, so they have some hard decisions to make.
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Yeah the Rangers have probably one of the worst prospect systems at this point. They've been trading picks and prospects for "impact players" for years now, and it's caught up to them. Skjei and Buchnevich are the last real non-goaltending prospects they have and they're obviously with the team already.
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DJExile posted:The Devils fired radio analyst Sherry Ross for some unmentioned reason. The way her tweets read, i'm guessing it's beef with current management. Please hire her and get rid of Coatsy, Philly. This will never happen.
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Infidel Castro posted:Please hire her and get rid of Coatsy, Philly. oh my god I'd take a Saunders/Ross combo in a loving heartbeat. You can tell Coatsey bugs Tim pretty often these days.
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Teemu Pokemon posted:The only FA moves I want Holland to make is to sign every foreign UDFA defenseman and hopefully one of them won't suck Oh hey sup https://twitter.com/DetroitRedWings/status/867413786352812032 You still suck Ken
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That sucks, she was really solid. Matt Loughlin is excellent too, I wish he did their TV.
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Teemu Pokemon posted:Oh hey sup Libor Sulak is a hell of a name.
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Is the fact Sulak was playing in gatdang Austria a concern, or is the Czech league that bad?
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So uh, Matthews updated his Twitter profile pic e: for reference https://twitter.com/Zeisberger/status/866766530570330112
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ThinkTank posted:Or a couple of GMs with no interest in signing Fowler are looking to artificially drive his price up through the press to damage other teams. This is too clever and smart for a GM Schlesische posted:There is zero chance Toronto aren't 2 years away from being better than the Habs for a decade. Even money on them being better next year except for the fact that Julien system + Price will hide a lot of flaws and give us a good record again Also goddamn you loving maple leafs stop being so likable and fun to watch
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Xtanstic posted:Also goddamn you loving maple leafs stop being so likable and fun to watch They still have Matt Martin
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grack posted:They still have Matt Martin Matt Martin actually amplifies Marner's charm: 
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yellowcar posted:And by definition of being the Leafs, very unlikable. Yeah but our idiot GM traded PK Subban that's like neck in neck in unlikability
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